Events

Capstone Catalyst: From Problem to Pitch
Want to jump-start your capstone and win up to $4,000?

Funded by the Esch Foundation, Capstone Catalyst helps you turn big problems into high-impact projects using early market insights and entrepreneurial tools. This week’s fast-paced session will show you how to validate assumptions, explore real market needs, and design projects with social impact, all while using the Lean Canvas to shape your value proposition and customer focus.

4A students: Attend the workshop and submit your idea for a chance to win $2,000–$4,000 in seed funding to launch your capstone next term.

Don’t miss out! This is your chance to get ahead and get funded.

Tuesday, November 18, 5:45 PM
Second Floor, Ideas Clinic PSE

Beginning September 23rd, and continuing every Thursday through this term, Dean Mary Wells will be available on the 1st floor of PSE, outside the C&D, from 3-5 pm for a chat and to connect.

Coffee and Conversation with the Dean

Beginning September 23rd, and continuing every Thursday through this term, Dean Mary Wells will be available on the 1st floor of PSE, outside the C&D, from 3-5 pm for a chat and to connect.

Coffee and Conversation with the Dean

Beginning September 23rd, and continuing every Thursday through this term, Dean Mary Wells will be available on the 1st floor of PSE, outside the C&D, from 3-5 pm for a chat and to connect.

Coffee and Conversation with the Dean

Welcome to the Problem Lab's Problem Pitch Fall 2025 Competition Finals hosted and sponsored by the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business.

The Quantum Valley Investments® Problem Pitch competitions challenge students to research an important problem and pitch their research to a panel of judges. Funding of $7,500 is awarded to support the student team that demonstrates the most thorough understanding of their chosen problem to develop a solution.

The competition will take place Friday, December 5, 2025, from 12:00–2:00 pm in the Pearl Sullivan Engineering Pitch Space on the second floor. 

The student team finalists are:

• Cool Flash
• TaxBuddy
• Yogipop
• OBEL
• Sweet Sorrow
• HALO

The judges' panel includes:

• Nabil Fahel, Vice President, Communitech
• Kyle Faller, Co-founder and CEO, Intelline Inc.
• Julie Ellis, Founder and CEO

Register to join! 

Beginning September 23rd, and continuing every Thursday through this term, Dean Mary Wells will be available on the 1st floor of PSE, outside the C&D, from 3-5 pm for a chat and to connect.

Coffee and Conversation with the Dean